# Audio quality in 1.3 speed
**URL:** https://forum.antennapod.org/t/audio-quality-in-1-3-speed/5110
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 6, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/audio-quality-in-1-3-speed/5110 "2024-07-06T13:02:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@der-max](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/der-max)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/audio-quality-in-1-3-speed/5110/1 "2024-07-06T13:02:04Z")
Hey there,
I just switched from Spotify to Antennapod some days ago and have to say: I love it! š
But thereās unfortunately one thing that bothers meā¦
If I listen to podcasts in normal speed, I cannot hear a difference in audio quality between Spotify and Antennapod.
But usually I hear all podcasts in 1.3 speed and then the quality difference is huge.
Short jingles in particular, but also speech, sometimes sound extremely distorted. Many speakers sound as if they were hoarse. I canāt really describe it, but Spotify somehow manages to āsmooth outā the sound. Is there any kind of setting on Antennapod that could help me?
Thanks for any helpful hint on that!
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### Author:  [@Listener](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/Listener)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/audio-quality-in-1-3-speed/5110/2 "2024-07-06T19:24:27Z")
> [@der-max](#):
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> usually I hear all podcasts in 1.3 speed and then the quality difference is huge.
I occasionally use the 1.25 preset and I donāt notice any distortion relative to the 1.00 default. I am curious if what youāre experiencing is somehow related to your manually sliding playback speed to 1.3 speed rather than clicking the 1.25 preset.
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### Author:  [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/audio-quality-in-1-3-speed/5110/3 "2024-07-07T08:22:05Z")
I speed up sometimes as well, but nothing notably bad. Donāt use Spotify for podcasts though, so wouldnāt have an idea if that might sound better.
What I can imagine might be the reason, is if Spotify use their own audio player, while AntennaPod relies on the default Android one.
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### Author:  [@der-max](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/der-max)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/audio-quality-in-1-3-speed/5110/4 "2024-07-07T08:41:25Z")
Hey there,
Thanks for your input!
I tried the 1.25 option but the issue is almost the same.
I have to admit that voices are sounding more like the Spotify version but any kind of jingles, short music ect stillā¦ hurts my ears š
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### Author:  [@der-max](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/der-max)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/audio-quality-in-1-3-speed/5110/5 "2024-07-07T08:44:41Z")
Thatās a good hint.
Iām pretty sure it has something to do with the player engine behind and Spotify uses somehow some technology that works more smoothly.
I looked in every single customizing option in Antennapod but couldnāt find any āmake the sound smootherā option available.
Unfortunately Iām so used to hear podcasts in 1.3 speed, I canāt go back to 1.0
Sounds like slow motion to me š«£
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### Author:  [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2024, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/audio-quality-in-1-3-speed/5110/6 "2024-07-07T08:47:04Z")
> [@der-max](#):
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> I looked in every single customizing option in Antennapod but couldnāt find any āmake the sound smootherā option available.
That doesnāt exist, indeed.
> [@der-max](#):
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> Unfortunately Iām so used to hear podcasts in 1.3 speed, I canāt go back to 1.0
> Sounds like slow motion to me š«£
I can imagine. Have you tried using other speeds, e.g. 2.5? Maybe you can find a balance between smoothness and speed.
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### Author:  [@der-max](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/der-max)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/audio-quality-in-1-3-speed/5110/7 "2024-07-07T14:44:17Z")
Yeahā¦ noā¦ 2.5 is indeed too fast for my brain š
But thanks for your answer.
Now I know there is no solution (and not just something I havenāt seen).
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### Author:  [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/audio-quality-in-1-3-speed/5110/8 "2024-07-07T15:16:04Z")
Whoops, Iām sorry. I wrote 2.5 but I have presets for 1.15, 1.25 and 1.5. My main point was to suggest experimenting with different speeds, mostly slower than your current one (as I suspect that slower = less chance of distortion).
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### Author:  [@der-max](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/der-max)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2024, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/audio-quality-in-1-3-speed/5110/9 "2024-07-13T08:31:02Z")
Aaah, got it š
I tried different speeds but the main problem is not solved. And any speed below 1.25 sounds like slow motion to me.
Anywaysā¦ after around 2 weeks I get used to the weird sounding jingles somehow and just accepted as the price to skip Spotify š
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2024, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/audio-quality-in-1-3-speed/5110/10 "2024-11-10T08:31:20Z")
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